... HAIR-CUTTING IN KANSAS. A New York telegram says A novelty in American legislation has jast been affected by the Kansas State Senate passing a Bill restricting the charges for hair-cutting, whisker dyeing, and shaving to a maximum of 25c., 15c., and 10c. respectively. The hairdressers have indignantly protesetd, and now threaten to EMIGRATE to to- other State if the law is enforced. ...

... T~lE UNION N i THE UNIONS JANUARY, 179. °THE C4STLE5 AND THE IRISH HOU7SE OF COM- M10N1S AFEPR THE DEFEAT O THE GOVERN. ME-IT - NOMINAL A^NTI'UNIO.SISTS - THi! FRAUD OF A LIMITED OPP05lTIOS TO A. GOVERNMENT - DUBLINX ILLUMINATED - POPULAR REJOICINGS AT THE REPLYsE Of THE UNIONISTS-LORD CLARE - DISGLSTEf' -HIS RAGE WITH THE SPEARER-BRLIEkr ON THE ' MAGNANIALITY OF GREAT BRI TAIN TO FORCE ...

... I .1 - I . r - I o eA Counci' meeting of the Societv for the Pre- Y servation of the Irish Language took place on sTuesday, at No 6 -Molesivorth street, a at 5.30 p.i., Count Plunkett, B L, 31 R I A, V in the chair. Also ?? Haugh, F B A; Messrs P O'Ratigan, C E. L J Ryan, Tfhomas Rooney, Paul O'Byrne, James O'Shana- han, B L; P T Keohane, James Halligan, and J J lkMacSweeney, secretary. A ...

... i TTR1, MANAGERTAL QUfSTIroN. Ok ~ ~ ~ ~ 1 . __ ?? AI _ ._ To the Editor of -the Freeman's Journal: Sir-rewo lettersunder. the above headinghave *appeared in> your. columns withlin the last few days-one fromN Mr Owens, the other frotn Mr Mealy. Mr Owvens, in his letter, quoted. extracts roni article in the ' Nation-i x Teacher, which. certainly should not aipliptr in any respectable newspaper ...

... BRITON FERRY CHEMICAL AND MANURE CO., LTD. PROSPERS IN SPITE OF STRIKES. The thirteenth ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of this company was held on Wednesday, at the offices, 9, Queen-street. place, E,C. The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report and statement of accounts, said the operations of the past year had, on the whole, been satisfactory. The strike of the colliers ...

... TBE OVERDUE LINERS. - I FEAP.FUL EXPERIENCES IN ATLANTIC. S rNOUGH PASSAOE OF CATANIA AND ANCHORIA. s _ ~~~~~~~~~~~~t MAN KILLED ON ANCHIORIA. (RiwrEcsS TELPGRAMSI) New SYork. Wednesday. ...

... I DU-BLIN, WVFDnissvr SeIC-nT. The Speaker's warrant to issue a writ for the election of a member of Parliament for North Antrim. in the room of General MI'Calmont, who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds, was received to-day at the Hanaper Office., and the writ was posted to the sheriff as the returning officer. The [ selected candidate. M-r. William Moore, is eldest son of Dr. William Moore. ...

... COUNTY' COUNCIL ELECTIONS. CrUIMLIN DIVISION. CANDIDATURE OF MR. JOHN LAIRD, J.P. A alecting of Mr. Lai's supporters was held ! in the Protestant Hall, Glenavy, on the 14th inst. ...

... METrEOROLOGICAL REPORT. FROM SIANDARTiNStI!'FNT' -F ?? ?? T tre 9 Ve. ,s'te 12v;E~~ I1 I ?? ,; :v.- - T0-.ed lne mdva:,1rS,,,:O1:1I-. l Sit i Nl.1t. ?? trotted htwneindi it'- I,,i: ?? 'srri' U' r - Mrcci rv falls for ,ilt. it. . -. f;'d bem ,'evo ?? r'1-l.1s Y -uf rilpidly rrr'-' t!.il ?? ti..: i:. ?? of aun. In third c'n:ii 1 ' r yesterday at i: ,n war 45.2. ci IF ilAD1N(w> iy IWp ?? IFTE ...

... it LVONIA AND BULGARIA STILL MISSING ,SPATCH OF A TUG FROM LIVERPOOL. to a late hour on Wednesday evening no u had been received either of the Cunard liner Pavonia or the Hamburg-American Com-. pany's steamer Bulgaria. The Cuaard officials, jiowever, decline to admit that there is any grouand for alarm as regards their vessel, though they have despatched a powerful tug to the Azeres to search ...

... Co, Limited, Cariton W W OND. the oocupation Messrs. hv ind orsier, WN. a.) W. Watson, ay Lede —— ms, Feb. 28 Mar. 7 Hotels, Publié- Houses, r first and ...

... THE meeting called by the Free Churches Council, held in Cardiff last evening, and so eloquently addressed by the Rev. SILVBSTEB HORNB, Mr A. C. MORTON, and other gentlemen, supplies gratifying proof of the strong hold which the new movement for federating the Free Churches has taken upon popular imagination, though we doubt whether more than a few even among its active adherents have realised ...